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352 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
The archbishop's answer accepting the place of patron was received and
laid before the General Assembly, October 13th, 1695; and on the 15th, the
governor and council sent a message to the burgesses that they write again to
his grace and thank him for his patronage of their schools.
At the session of Assembly of 1695, an act was passed "for the encouragement of learning," which provided that no person residing in the province
should export any furs or skins mentioned in the act, except by paying the
duties therein mentioned, for the maintenance of free schools in the province.
As the fur trade was a large and profitable trade at this period, the revenue
derived from it was the " school fund " for nearly thirty years. By this act
every bear skin was charged 9d sterling; beaver, 4d: otter, 3d; wildcats',
foxes', minks', fishers', wolves' skins, l%d; muskrat, 4zd per dozen ; raccoons, 3
farthings per skin; elk skins, 12d per skin; deer skins, 4=d per skin; young
bear skins, 2d per skin, and all non-residents were to pay double.
In the year 1696 the assembly, in order to encourage "good learning" and
" for the propagation of the gospel and the education of the youth of the
province in good letters and manners," passed a " Petitionary Act," for the
establishment of " a Free School or Schools, or place of study of Latin, Greek,
writing and the like, consisting of one master, one usher and one writing-
master or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars more or less, according to the ability of the said free school." By this law the Archbishop of
Canterbury was nominated Chancellor of the said school, which, in honor
of the king, was to be called "King William's School," and to be built
at Anne Arundel town. Other schools were to be erected "at such other
place or places, as by the General Assembly of this province, shall be
thought convenient, and fitting to be supported and maintained in all time
coming."*
The visitors and trustees (who were the largest contributors to the original establishment) were Governor Francis Nicholson, Honorable Sir Thomas
Lawrence, secretary of the province ; Rev. Peregrine Coney, of William and
Mary Parish, St. Mary's County; Rev. John Hewett, of Somerset Parish,
Somerset County; Colonel George Robotham, Colonel Charles Hutchins and
Colonel John Addison, of the council; Robert Smith, Edward Dorsey, Francis Jenkins, Edward Boothby, Kenelm Cheseldyn, Thomas Ennals, William
Dent, John Thompson, Henry Coursey, Thomas Tasker, Thomas Smith and
John Begger, gentlemen.
By the law these trustees and visitors had all the necessary corporate
powers and privileges to establish a free school or college in Annapolis, and
with the further power, whenever adequate funds could be obtained, to establish a similar free school at Oxford, in Talbot; and " as fast as they shall be
enabled, as aforesaid, proceed to the erection of other and more free schools
in this province, that is to say, in every county of this province at present one
free school."
1 Bacon.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000379 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 352 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. The archbishop's answer accepting the place of patron was received and laid before the General Assembly, October 13th, 1695; and on the 15th, the governor and council sent a message to the burgesses that they write again to his grace and thank him for his patronage of their schools. At the session of Assembly of 1695, an act was passed "for the encouragement of learning," which provided that no person residing in the province should export any furs or skins mentioned in the act, except by paying the duties therein mentioned, for the maintenance of free schools in the province. As the fur trade was a large and profitable trade at this period, the revenue derived from it was the " school fund " for nearly thirty years. By this act every bear skin was charged 9d sterling; beaver, 4d: otter, 3d; wildcats', foxes', minks', fishers', wolves' skins, l%d; muskrat, 4zd per dozen ; raccoons, 3 farthings per skin; elk skins, 12d per skin; deer skins, 4=d per skin; young bear skins, 2d per skin, and all non-residents were to pay double. In the year 1696 the assembly, in order to encourage "good learning" and " for the propagation of the gospel and the education of the youth of the province in good letters and manners," passed a " Petitionary Act," for the establishment of " a Free School or Schools, or place of study of Latin, Greek, writing and the like, consisting of one master, one usher and one writing- master or scribe, to a school, and one hundred scholars more or less, according to the ability of the said free school." By this law the Archbishop of Canterbury was nominated Chancellor of the said school, which, in honor of the king, was to be called "King William's School," and to be built at Anne Arundel town. Other schools were to be erected "at such other place or places, as by the General Assembly of this province, shall be thought convenient, and fitting to be supported and maintained in all time coming."* The visitors and trustees (who were the largest contributors to the original establishment) were Governor Francis Nicholson, Honorable Sir Thomas Lawrence, secretary of the province ; Rev. Peregrine Coney, of William and Mary Parish, St. Mary's County; Rev. John Hewett, of Somerset Parish, Somerset County; Colonel George Robotham, Colonel Charles Hutchins and Colonel John Addison, of the council; Robert Smith, Edward Dorsey, Francis Jenkins, Edward Boothby, Kenelm Cheseldyn, Thomas Ennals, William Dent, John Thompson, Henry Coursey, Thomas Tasker, Thomas Smith and John Begger, gentlemen. By the law these trustees and visitors had all the necessary corporate powers and privileges to establish a free school or college in Annapolis, and with the further power, whenever adequate funds could be obtained, to establish a similar free school at Oxford, in Talbot; and " as fast as they shall be enabled, as aforesaid, proceed to the erection of other and more free schools in this province, that is to say, in every county of this province at present one free school." 1 Bacon. |
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